Mr Brandi planned to send another of The Block's penthouses - Chris and Kim Elliott's creation at 164 Ingles St, Port Melbourne - under the hammer on the same day with a $2.3-$2.53 million price guide.

But the auction was cancelled in favour of private negotiations.

One of the apartment’s three bedrooms.

Mr Brooks said the Port Melbourne property was later removed from the market after "the tenant made a compelling offer" for it to be re-leased.

CoreLogic records show apartments renovated by three other teams in the South Yarra building have resold since the season finished: Caro and Kingi's for $1.722 million in 2016, Suzi and Vonni's for $2.21 million last year, and Andrew and Whitney's for $2.05 million in March.